Chapter 6: Solids, liquids and gases

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

• Say what a solid, a liquid and a gas are like, and how each one behaves in a container
• Sort everyday materials into solids, liquids and gases
• Use a table to count how many materials are in each group
• Explain that a liquid keeps its volume but changes its shape when it is poured
• Plan and read a fair test that compares the shape of the same amount of water
• Explain why the features of a material are used to group it

You should already know

• Materials and their properties, such as hard, soft, rough and smooth (Year 1 and Year 2 Science)
• Changing shape by squashing, bending and twisting solid objects (Year 2 Science, Chapter 10)

Where this leads

• Changing state when heated or cooled, and the water cycle (Year 4 Science, Chapter 7)
• The particle model of solids, liquids and gases (Year 6 Science)